Jersey fishermen confront French trawler caught in island’s protected waters as fishing war ignites again The Granville-based Alize 3 was spotted working in ground off the north coast The boat’s skipper was adamant French authorities gave him permission to work But Assistant Environment Minister Gregory Guida described breach as ‘serious’ He confirmed Jersey would lodge a … Read more
HMS Severn sailed back to Portsmouth this morning after seeing off French fishermen off the coast of Jersey together with HMS Tamar following a row over post-Brexit fishing rules. The Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel was welcomed home today after it was scrambled amid an escalating standoff with French skippers who have threatened to … Read more
Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet by unwittingly moving historic stone marker that was in the way of his tractor A Belgian farmer accidentally moved the French-Belgian border 7.5 feet The altered border demarcation was discovered by a local history enthusiast The mayors of the two border towns both saw the humorous side … Read more
A group of 15 people taking part in an experiment where they cut themselves off from the world have re-emerged from a cave in France after 40 days. Leaving their cave dwelling on Saturday, the group from a scientific experiment to say that time seemed to pass more slowly in their cavernous underground abode, where … Read more
More than a hundred French fishermen blocked trucks carrying fish from the UK on Thursday night, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as ‘a sham’. Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union allowed the bloc’s fishermen to keep fishing deep into British waters, but only once they had received a license. … Read more
Downhill dog! Super-fast French bulldog Marlo races her snowboarding owner down a mountain in Japan Marlo the French bulldog is seen racing down a snowy mountain ski slope Her owner Akira, 41, is seen struggling to pace on a snowboard behind her The footage was recorded on Mount Niseko Annupuri in Hokkaido, Japan By William Cole … Read more
Below is Bitche Mayor Benoît Kieffer’s full statement translated from French. Facebook had censored our City of Bitche page. We have appealed and attempted to contact Facebook through various means, including through contact forms and private messages on the Facebook France page. On March 19, Facebook informed us that our Town of Bitche page was … Read more
French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years. The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more
Far-right politician Marine Le Pen declares she will run in the 2022 French presidential election and says victory over Emmanuel Macron is ‘plausible’ President Macron’s handling of Covid-19 have dented his chances of re-election Marine Le Pen has promised an immigration referendum as her first act in office She lost the 2017 presidential election to … Read more
Ashley Tisdale and her husband Christopher French have been in parental bliss since welcoming their first child, daughter Jupiter, in late March. And on Wednesday, the couple were spotted out for the first time with their newborn as they enjoyed time at a park in Los Feliz, California. Tisdale was in charge of manning the … Read more